Merry Andrew

Danny Kaye stars as the mild-mannered archaeology professor whose life is dramatically transformed when he joins the circus., Danny Kaye stars as the mild-mannered archaeology professor whose life is dramatically transformed when he joins the circus. Bright musical-comedy co-starring Pier Angeli., An aspiring archaeologist befriends a circus family, and before long, he becomes part of their act. Based on the short story “The Romance of Henry Menafee” by Paul Gallico., In this musical comedy, Danny Kaye plays a British schoolmaster/archaeologist who goes out on a dig in search of a famous statue of the mischievous Pan and becomes friends with a plucky circus performer. In order to be near her, Kaye becomes a clown.